Busan–Gyeongnam Area

{{Short description|Metropolitan area in *Busan *Ulsan *Changwon *Yangsan *Gimhae, South Korea}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Busan–Gyeongnam Area

| settlement_type = Metropolitan area

| image_skyline = Gwangandaegyo in 2019 - 1.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Downtown Busan

| nickname = PK

| image_map = The administration map of Gyeongsangnam Province.jpg

| map_alt =

| map_caption =

| coordinates =

| coor_pinpoint =

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = South Korea

| subdivision_type1 = Major Cities

| subdivision_name1 =

| area_metro_km2 = 12,360

| population_as_of = 2010

| population_metro_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://kosis.kr/statHtml/statHtml.do?orgId=101&tblId=DT_1IN0001&vw_cd=&list_id=101_B3001&seqNo=&lang_mode=ko&language=kor&obj_var_id=&itm_id=&conn_path=MT_TM2_TITLE# |script-title=ko:총조사인구 총괄(읍면동/성/연령별) |trans-title=The overall total population census (by eup–myeon–dong/gender/age) |website=Korean Statistical Information Service |access-date=2018-01-23 |title=KOSIS }}

| population_metro = 7,584,435

| population_density_metro_km2 = auto

| population_density_metro_sq_mi =

| demographics_type2 = GDP

| demographics2_footnotes = {{cite web|url= https://kostat.go.kr/boardDownload.es?bid=243&list_no=428565&seq=3|title= 2022년 지역소득(잠정)|website=www.kostat.go.kr}}

| demographics2_title1 = Metro

| demographics2_info1 = KR₩ 310 trillion
US$ 248 billion (2022)

}}

{{Infobox Korean name

| title = Busan–Gyeongnam Area

| hangul = 부경권

| hanja = 釜慶圈

| rr = Bugyeonggwon

| mr = Pugyŏngkwŏn

| koreanipa =

| othername1 = PK

| hangul1 = 부경

| hanja1 = 釜慶

| rr1 = Bugyeong

| mr1 = Pugyŏng

| koreanipa1 =

| othername2 = PUK

| hangul2 = 부울경

| hanja2 = 釜蔚慶

| rr2 = Buulgyeong

| mr2 = Puulgyŏng

| koreanipa2 =

| othername3 = Southeast Area

| hangul3 = 동남권

| hanja3 = 東南圈

| rr3 = Dongnamgwon

| mr3 = Tongnamkwŏn

| koreanipa3 =

}}

Busan–Gyeongnam Area, also known as Pusan–Kyŏngnam (PK) is the metropolitan area of Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongsangnam-do (Gyeongnam) located in southeast South Korea.

History

Until 1963, before Busan become a "Directly Governed City", the whole area formed the Gyeongsangnam-do.

Economy

class="wikitable"

! Subdivision

! Area km2

! Population (2022)

! GDP (KR₩){{cite web|url= https://kostat.go.kr/boardDownload.es?bid=243&list_no=434448&seq=1|title= 2023년 지역소득(잠정)|website=www.kostat.go.kr}}

! GDP (US$){{cite web|title=South Korean Won to US Dollar Spot Exchange Rates for 2023|url=https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/KRW-USD-spot-exchange-rates-history-2023.html|website=www.exchangerates.org.uk}}

{{flag|South Gyeongsang Province}}10,5333,290,991₩ 138 trillionUS$ 110 billion
{{flag|Busan}}7703,331,444₩ 114 trillionUS$ 91 billion
{{flag|Ulsan}}1,0571,113,707₩ 90 trillionUS$ 72 billion
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| Busan–Gyeongnam Area

12,3607,735,893₩ 342 trillionUS$ 274 billion

Population

PK has a population of 7,584,435, as of 2010. It is the second most populated metropolitan area after the Seoul Metropolitan Area.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

Administrative districts

=Metropolitan cities=

=South Gyeongsang Province=

See also

References

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